What the difference between fitness and adaptation in biology?

give an example of each.What the difference between fitness and adaptation in biology?Fitness is "the degree of suitability for a particular environment. Genetic fitness is relative contribution by organisms of a particular genotype to the next generation..."

Adaptation is "An anatomical structure, physiological process, or behavioral trait that evolved by natural selection and improves an organism's ability to survive and leave descendants. "What the difference between fitness and adaptation in biology?wow mapache is wrong... lol good job jennifer

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What the difference between fitness and adaptation in biology?fitness is the ability to survive in an environment and reproduce...such as seals have thick layers of fat to prevent them from cold. That makes them "fit" for that environment.



adaptation happens when you aren't fit for the environment and need to change.